Our forefathers, who established powerful empires, were also the possessors
of great and highly developed civizilations. It is our duty to seek these out,
to study them and make Turks and the world aware of them. M. Kemal ATATÜRK

The Turkish Cultural Foundation has awarded 14 scholars with its Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art for 2012.

The TCF Fellowship Program was launched in 2007 and offers fellowships to Ph.D. candidates working on a dissertation related to Turkish culture and art, and to scholars who pursue post doctoral studies in the same area. Since its launch, 52 scholars have been awarded this TCF Fellowship.

The TCF Fellowship is designed to support scholarship and publications on Turkish culture and art with the goal to increase knowledge on Turkey's cultural heritage.

Maximilian HartmuthPh.D. in History and Art History, Sabanci University, Turkey (2011)
Current Position: Teaching Assistant in History and Art History at Sabanci University"In Search of the Provincial Artist: Networks, Services, and Ideas in the Ottoman Balkans and the Question of Structural Change"

Nino KavtariaPh.D. in Art History and Theory, G. Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History, Georgia (2004)
Current Position: Head of Department of Art History at National Center of Manuscripts, Georgia
"The Georgian Legacy of Antioch: Architecture and the Illuminated Manuscripts"

Zeynep Nevin YelcePh.D. in History, Sabanci University, Turkey (2009)
Current Position: Research Assistant at Sabanci University"Ottoman Envoys in Venice in the Diary of Marino Sanuto (1496-1533)"

DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWS

M. Hadi HosainyPh.D. Candidate, History, University of Texas, USA"Ottoman Law and Gender: The Bargaining of Women's Property Rights in Early-Modern Istanbul"

Hazal Gumus
Ph.D. Candidate, Design for Sustainability, Lancaster University, UK"Sustainable Design for Grassroots Production in Eastern Turkey through the Revival of Traditional Handicrafts"

Michael John FergusonPh.D. Candidate, History, McGill University, Canada"The African Presence in Izmir in the Late Ottoman period and Beyond"

Nikolas Lazaros Vryzidis
Ph.D. Candidate, History of Art, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, UK"A study on Ottoman Christian aesthetic: Greek-Orthodox vestments and ecclesiastical fabrics, 16th-18th centuries, with particular reference to the region of Anatolia"

Nuray Ocakli
Ph.D. Candidate, Social and Economic Study, Bilkent University, Turkey"Danubian Border (1550-1595): Revolution and Transformation, Tradition and Continuation on the Eve of a New Era"

Qurania BesiPh.D. Candidate, History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham, UK"The Ottoman City in the Southern Balkans: 14th to 16th Centuries"

Zeynep SevinerPh.D. Candidate, Comparative Literature, Near and Middle East Studies, University of Washington, USA"Education, Social Class, Taste and the Literary Field in Turn-of-the-Century Istanbul"